Best Simple Minds album

[TheHoodedClaw]

They led me to Cabaret Voltaire and Can and Roxy Music at an impressionable age. Has there been a greater fall musically than from Theme for Great Cities to Belfast Child? I think not.

Anyway, at one point, Simple Minds were a tremendous band. What's your favourite?

 

[Kanda]

Live in the City of Light

 

[kalidarkone]

Imo the only good simple minds tune is themes to a great city, but then I have not heard all of their stuff.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

for this alone....

 

[killer b]

I came across simple minds covering massive attacks 'teardrop' the other day. It was outragously awful.

 

[The39thStep]

First three albums were great new wave synth/ melancholy. After that they played to the crowd and Became a pop act.

 

[Orang Utan]

Listening to the first album on Spotify now
Will let you know in a few hours

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Is it OK to admit to having basically no memory of starting this thread

Edit: Oh hmmm, looking at my "recently played" list it seems I was listening to the Bauhaus live album at 4:30 am this morning. Sorry neighbours.

 

[Mr Moose]

Some great songs before it all went a bit OTT. 'Love Song' sounds as fresh as then. Never found their whole albums did it for me though and would probably plump for Sons and Fascination.

They might have written something as good as 'The Bends' since, but it's like a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it fall.

People would love the albums above now though considering the attention given to a band like The Foals.

 

[Mr Moose]

Is it OK to admit to having basically no memory of starting this thread

Edit: Oh hmmm, looking at my "recently played" list it seems I was listening to the Bauhaus live album at 4:30 am this morning. Sorry neighbours.

No problem though it's quite an achievement to post it with poll and all and then forget.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

No problem though it's quite an achievement to post it with poll and all and then forget.

My first ever poll I think. Secretly pleased, tbh

 

[Silva]

Live in the City of Light

I have the vinyl because it's a lush edition. Can't say I listened to it that often.

 

[Mr Moose]

'Lush' is as lush does.

 

[Mr Moose]

My first ever poll I think. Secretly pleased, tbh

What I like is that you have scheduled it to close in December. I hate it when we get rushed into an important decision like this.

I predict a 'bump' for the thread should Jim Kerr join UKIP or the Taliban.

 

[Mr Moose]

Ok quiz time.

Guess that Simple Minds tune from simple audio (if you sing them) clues. Easy one to start.

'Baum bam! Hey hey hey heyeah! Baum bam! Ooooowhoooooo-ooowooo-ooowuuuueeeaaarrgh!.....'

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

don't you forget about me


They were 4th choice to record that according to Wikipedia.

 

[Mr Moose]

Good start. Next one.

'Haiteywuhnhaiteytwohaiteyfreehaiteyfuweh' widdleywiddleywiddleywiddleywiddleywiddley...etc'

 

[Kanda]

all the things she said

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I always thought New Gold Dream was sort of an ecstacy record, what journos would later called 'blissed out'...a bit like the beloved but a tad rockier

Good start. Next one.

'Haiteywuhnhaiteytwohaiteyfreehaiteyfuweh' widdleywiddleywiddleywiddleywiddleywiddley...etc'

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)....this is too easy.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

New Gold Dream was the zenith of 80s sophistication, in the post ecstasy world it sounds like an ecstasy record, albeit a rocker one. All of the albums up to NGD are quite good I think - Life in a Day is their New Wave sound; R2R cacophony, Empires and Dance and S&F/SFC were all produced by Steve Hillage weren't they? I think he was responsible for a lot of the good work on these, he reigned in some of the more self indulgent guitar and added lots of electronics, tape loops, bass....and weirdness.

Then they descended into a quest to become the 2nd biggest Celtic rock band in the world.

 

[Orang Utan]

The opening to New Gold Dream is ave and sampled loads, most famously spliced with dialogue from Total Recall for USURA's Open Your Mind.

I heard the first three albums over the weekend and the second one is amazing - Empires & Dance - I still hear records from that album and the third/fourth one in clubs

 

[Mr Moose]

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)....this is too easy.

Fair play, you know your own minds.

I did see them a couple of times, at the first WOMAD in 81 and once again. Liked them until lots of other people did, which was the way of things then.